Where does “metate” come from?

metate (English) comes from Spanish metate, from Proto-Nahuan metlatl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan mataR — metate.

metate (English): A flat stone with a slightly concave surface,...

Definitions

  1. A flat stone with a slightly concave surface,...

Ancestry of “metate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmetatemetate
2Proto-Nahuanmetlatlmetate
3Proto-Uto-AztecanmataRmetate
Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan mataR →Every word from Proto-Nahuan metlatl →Every word from Spanish metate →